Omaxe posts Q3 net profit slightly down at Rs 20 cr

We are in the last phase of the September quarter earnings season, and the results announced by the BSE 500 companies so far have shown signs of a sharp recovery, as compared to the June quarter, when the economic activity in the country was compromised due to lockdown in various regions. From the BSE 500 list, 216 companies have announced their September quarter results so far. We excluded banking and financial companies.  Along with the index stocks we also analyse each sector quarterly earnings. (Data Source: ACE Equity)

Realty firm Omaxe reported a marginal decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 20.04 crore for the quarter ended December.

Its net profit stood at Rs 20.80 crore in the year-ago period, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Total income, however, rose to Rs 518.56 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal from Rs 423.29 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.

"...during Q3FY18, the real estate sector was still trying to come to the terms with some of the biggest transformative changes. As such, normalisation still eluded the sector during the third quarter.

"The overall real estate sector is facing cash flow issues since customers are delaying new buying as well existing instalments as caution," Omaxe's CMD Rohtas Goel said in a statement.

Omaxe has presence in 8 states across 27 cities. With about 110.23 million sq ft of delivered space in both real estate and construction contracting, the company is currently undertaking 39 real estate projects, of which 13 are group housing projects, 16 are townships and 10 are commercial projects.